I got married at 23. I had finished school, had a good job, and it felt like marriage was the next thing to tick off on my list of to-dos. For me, I was getting married because it was the next thing to do, and it is also half of my faith. I don’t think […]
Yaaay! Good news! don’t pretend, we all know this feeling most especially if you have been praying and waiting and then boom, this Maa shaa Allah brother finally finds his way, Now the thing is you are still thinking meaning you are not sure about him yet, they are reasons why you are not sure.These […]
As I sat down to write this week’s column, I tried to think of those things that I wished that people told me before I got married, or early on in my marriage. And I came up with the issue of seeking advice as a married person. We are usually told that what happens between […]
When you are single you have time to pursue endeavors especially the ones you are passionate about because marriage comes with loads of responsibilities and trying to get used to your new life can be tasking and before you know time has gone. This is not to say marriage breaks you but things you can […]
The other day, someone on Twitter said that relationships are sweet when both parties have their own money, jobs, etc. independent of each other. I look at this statement in terms of marriage, and how spouses can bring out the best in each other when they are both on the same wavelength. What do I […]
Last week, we asked our Insta family to suggest books to a soon to be wife and amongst which was “20 PIECES OF ADVICE to my sister before MARRIAGE” By the noble Scholar Badr bin Ali Al-Utaybee suggested by an amazing sister, we reviewed the book and we thought after reading this, you will definitely […]
Yesterday, I read a quote from someone who said that if you put anything before God in your life, He removes that thing. This saying is similar to what I have come to believe about marriage. It is easy to say that we are getting married to fulfil half of our deen, but how often […]
